Welcome

The higher education Faculty of the College of Education is a community of scholars
dedicated to the concept that policy making within a college be decentralized to
the faculty level. The intent is that policy in the College of Education shall be
made in a collegial fashion by the Dean and the Faculty Assembly working cooperatively.

The Assembly is committed to the following governing principles:

Academic freedom. [1]

Open democratic communication and participation.

Sustaining and creating opportunities for faculty voice in all aspects of the College of Education governance.

Commitment to a professional ethic that supports multiple/ alternative perspectives.

All full-time members of the higher education faculty of the College who hold tenure or all members who have tenure-earning positions, are voting members except those on leave of absence, sabbatical, or medical leave. This includes chairs, associate deans and deans who hold tenured or tenure-earning positions.

Florida Atlantic University embodies a culture of strategic and collaborative community engagement that results in mutual benefit to the institution and the diverse internal and external communities that it serves.